Updated: Aug 1st, 2025 A heated exchange between US President Donald Trump and Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian President and current deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council has escalated dramatically, veering into nuclear threats and Cold War-style rhetoric. The spat began when Trump, in a post on his social media platform Truth Social, took aim at...
Updated: Jul 31st, 2025 As the United States increased tariffs on trade with Canada under the Trump administration, the province of Ontario has canceled its internet service contract with Starlink, which was originally signed in November 2024. Addressing the media, Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Stephen Lecce, stated that they are terminating the contract...
Updated: Jul 31st, 2025 Representative image A Delta flight from Utah, USA to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in Minnesota after it faced turbulence. The flight DL56 was an Airbus A330-900, which landed safely at the MSP airport. The passengers and crew members were evacuated afterwards. According to an official statement...
Updated: Jul 31st, 2025 A US Navy F-35 fighter jet crashed near Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California on Wednesday at around 6.30 pm local time, according to a Navy press statement. The pilot ejected safely and the cause of the crash is being investigated, as per the statement. “NAS Lemoore can confirm an...
Updated: Jul 31st, 2025 Former US vice president and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has decided not to enter the race for California governor, putting an end to ongoing speculation about her political future after her defeat to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, as per reports. In a statement released on Wednesday,...
Updated: Jul 31st, 2025 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada will officially recognise the State of Palestine at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025, following the UK’s recent shift in policy toward Palestinian statehood. In a detailed statement issued on Thursday, PM Carney reaffirmed Canada’s longstanding...
President Donald Trump has said that India and the US were still negotiating a trade deal despite his threat to impose a 25% tariff, and a final decision may be known by the end of the week. “We’re talking to India now, we’ll see what happens,” he said on Wednesday, hours after he had threatened...
Updated: Jul 31st, 2025 US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Indian time) declared that the United States has struck a deal with Pakistan to jointly develop what he described as ‘massive oil reserves’, with a suggestion that this oil could eventually be exported to India. The announcement came just a day after Trump imposed 25%...
Updated: Jul 31st, 2025 More than 100 flights were cancelled and several others delayed after a technical glitch in the UK’s air traffic control system led to widespread disruption at key airports across the country. The issue, identified as radar-related by the National Air Traffic Services (NATS), temporarily halted departures from major hubs including Heathrow,...
Updated: Jul 30th, 2025 US hits 25% tariff on India US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a whopping 25% tariff on India starting August 1, citing oil imports from Russia as a key reason for the decision. What did Trump say? “Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively...